Forest of the Dead

My answer is yes. This out does all the previous episodes this season and does so much for the feel of Doctor Who. With the inclusion of the Doctors future Moffat brought me to tears. I was literally crying as the finally played out. A great ending too as it left you wanting more and also feeling content that the story had met its ending (I know weird, mind you maybe that is because I always want more Doctor Who). All the actors created such great support too for the story to flow. This episode definitely exceeded Silence in the Library and gave it the best ending it possibly could. When I first saw the trailer (after The Unicorn and the Wasp) I was thinking "What a silly idea, shadows in Libraries" but once I saw that Stephen Moffat wrote it I knew that this would produce a great two episode arch. I can't wait for Moffat to become Executive Producer. Mind you the waiting for this episode was nearly unbearable.

Not wanting to spoil I have to end it there, I would never stop if I don't.

A great episode, going to watch it again right now.

There were thousands of people to save, from the jaws of a shadowy grave, CAL kept them contiguous, intrinsically ambiguous, an encrypted, partitioned enclave.

An episode well ahead of its time and quite possibly and probabilistically closer to today's reality than the 51st century world eluded to, as The Simulation Hypotheses espoused by Nick Bostrom (and others) could very easily have been the seed from which this was grown. Well worth exploring, if you can find the time, or memory or bandwidth. A great episode either way.

I've been a DW fan since the beginning (here in the U.S. this show really blew up big in the 70's with the Tom Baker years. I've always relished in the genius of the writers of this series (where DO they get these ideas from????) and the action and humor of the show. But I don't recall such a brilliant and touching episode as this one in recent memory! It feels almost like a great feature film with the smart and poetic narration by Ms. Kingston. And without spoiling, the subplot between River Song and the Doctor is fascinating to say the least. The ending is as touching and beautiful as anything Steven Spielberg could dream up (remember the end of "E.T."? It is that powerful!). If this episode doesn't win a pile of awards, then something is wrong with the world! Absolute brilliance.

Everybody is saved.

One of the best episode of series 4 and the series in general.

The second part of the two-parter heavily evolves around Dr. Moon and the young girl, it also shows what an amazing story was told. It's very clever, the concept of the Vashta Nerada was brilliantly introduced, they haunt your shadows, which is a very interesting concept. What's even better is where it is set. The Episode is set in a Library, so there's often drafts, it does get a bit drafty in Libraries. So to see it here is great. I very much enjoyed the story, like a tone of other People. I think it is a standout in more ways then one, and I think it's only just behind Heaven Sent. Which is a very high Bar. Excellent Episode. I very Much enjoyed it.